California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Willits, California on Wed, Aug 4, 1982, 9:06 AM PDT (16:06 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-04 16:06:36 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.435° N, 123.291° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.44 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.14 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.64 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.85 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.44 km N of Redway, California · 16118 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16116 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.637 km ESE of Ruth, California · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16114 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.720 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16111 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.33 km SSE of Point Arena, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.624 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.10 km W of Lakeport, California · 16104 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.92 km SW of Lakeport, California · 16104 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.18 km ESE of Willits, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16102 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16101 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.11 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16101 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16100 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.88 km NE of Hopland, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.57 km ENE of Willits, California · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.618 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16099 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.28 km NE of Hopland, California · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16096 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.616 km ESE of Cleone, California · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.98 km E of Willits, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.018 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16092 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.74 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16092 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.63 km ESE of Lakeport, California · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.717 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16089 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.52 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16087 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16086 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.24 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.65 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.48 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.76 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.08 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.27 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.52 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16123 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.918 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16124 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.014 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16124 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.220 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.48 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076927. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.